SMMC-Dubai announces a new core team for 2022-2024.

 

St. Mary's Mangalorean Community, SMMC, a renowned Mangalorean Konkani organization of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Dubai, announced new office bearers for the year 2022-2024. Rev. Fr. Denis Saldanha OFM Cap, outgoing Spiritual Director of SMMC made this announcement during the Konkani mass in June 2022. Rev. Fr. Victor Fernandes OFM Cap, who succeeded Fr. Denis is the new Spiritual Director of SMMC Dubai. Jeevan Vas has been elected as the new coordinator of SMMC succeeding Diany D'Souza whose term had come to an end.

SMMC, a novel organization was initiated in 2013 to cater the spiritual requirements of vast Mangalorean Konkani Community of St. Mary's Church Dubai. SMMC has successfully hosted many spiritual as well as cultural programs like Lenten retreat, Konkani drama, indoor sports day, nine days Novena and Monti Fest, various competitions, cultural events and medical and educational support to the needy people in Dubai.

Fr. Denis, thanked the previous committee for their selfless service in building up the Konkani Community especially during the pandemic by reaching out to needy Konkani community members and labor camps.

The new office bearers of SMMC Dubai for the year 2022 - 24 are:-

Rev. Fr. Victor Fernandes OFM Cap	Spiritual Director
Jeevan Vas	Coordinator
Nitin Castelino	Vice-Coordinator
Wilma Miranda	Secretary
Diany D'Souza	Treasurer
Boniface Carlo	Liturgical Coordinator
Olivia Savitha Fernandes	Asst. Liturgical Coordinator
Oswald D'Souza	Volunteer Coordinator
Loyson D'Cunha	Sports & Asst. Volunteer Coordinator
Viyon Veigas	Cultural Coordinator & Konkan Yuva representative
Clement Cardoza	JMJ representative
Prakash Leema	Eucharistic Coordinator
Veronica Mathias	Asst. Eucharistic Coordinator

 

The SMMC's new Core team with new Spiritual Director Rev. Fr. Victor is intending to continue with the ongoing events and also planning to organize many more innovative projects to elevate spiritual fortitude and render social benefits to the Mangalorean Community of St. Mary's Dubai Parish.